Editing Grade (climbing) (section)

===Russian ===

The Russian grading system has a range from grade 1A–6B that aligns in [[#Comparison tables|comparison tables]] with the IFAS/UIAA system (the six levels align with the original six UIAA Scale of Global Difficulty levels),<ref name=CAI/> and factors in difficulty, altitude, length, and commitment (i.e. risk and difficulty of retreat); the grades are described as:<ref name=Alpinist/><ref name=AAJ/> 
*Russian Grade 1B: Some easy roped climbing.<ref name=Alpinist/><ref name=AAJ/> 
*Russian Grade 2A: Several pitches of easy roped climbing.<ref name=Alpinist/><ref name=AAJ/> 
*Russian Grade 2B: Some ([[#UIAA|UIAA scale]]) II+ and III climbing on a multi-pitch route.<ref name=Alpinist/><ref name=AAJ/> 
*Russian Grade 3A: Contains 1 to 1.5 pitches of III climbing on a multi-pitch route.<ref name=Alpinist/><ref name=AAJ/> 
*Russian Grade 3B: One or two pitches of III+/IV climbing on a full-day route.<ref name=Alpinist/><ref name=AAJ/> 
*Russian Grade 4A: A full-day route with IV+ climbing.<ref name=Alpinist/><ref name=AAJ/> 
*Russian Grade 4B: Several pitches of IV+ or some V+ climbing.<ref name=Alpinist/><ref name=AAJ/> 
*Russian Grade 5A: Contains several pitches of V climbing on a 1- to 3-day route.<ref name=Alpinist/><ref name=AAJ/> 
*Russian Grade 5B: Two-plus days with some VI+ climbing.<ref name=Alpinist/><ref name=AAJ/>
*Russian Grade 6A and 6B: Multi-day routes with considerable VI or harder climbing.<ref name=Alpinist/><ref name=AAJ/>